How to Filter Images in Your Photo Library on iPhone and iPad in iOS 14

Sep. 10, 2020

The photos app had never looked so feature-rich before. Be it the notable privacy-centric feature thatlimits third-party access to imagesor thePhotos widgetthat offers a sneak-peek into featured shots right from the home screen, the photo library deserves a lot of praise. Another feature that has caught my eyes is “Filter”. As the name itself suggests, it lets you filter images in your photo library on iPhone and iPad runningiOS 14to ensure your photo library show only selected images or videos.

Filter Images in Your Photo Library on iOS 14 and iPadOS 14

What makes Filters so helpful is the ability to let you control what sort of images should appear in the library. Whether you want to show only a few chosen images or make the photo library look perfectly organized with only a certain set of shots, you should get the most out of Filters.

If you are willing to use Filters to organize your photos library on iPhone or iPad, let me walk you through the quick steps!

2. Now, tap on theLibrary tablocated at the bottom left corner of the screen.

3. Next, tap on theAll Photosoption along the bottom of the screen.

4. Next up, tap on thethree dots(placed horizontally) at the top right corner.

5. Up next, selectFilterin the popup menu.

6. Now, you have multiple filters to choose from:Favorites, Edited, Photos, and Videos (by default, “All Items” is selected).Do note that you have the option to choose more than one filter. So, select the filters that fit in line with your needs. After that, make sure to tap onDoneconfirm.

That’s pretty much it! Now, only the selected type of photos will appear in your photo library.

If you ever want to change filters, you can do so with ease.

2. Ensure that theLibrary tabis selected. Then, tap on theblue circle iconto the left of the Select button.

3. Now, select thepreferred filter.

So, that’s how you can filter images in photo library on iPhone and iPad. Since I always want to see my photo library uncluttered, I have found it in line with my taste.

iOS 14 has also offered a better way tohide the hidden album, which had been long due. So, if you wish to keep some of your personal images under the wraps, do check out that feature as well.

And just in case, you are yet to try out all thevideo editing toolsthat the stock photos app has got,head over hereto learn how to fine-tune videos using the built-in video editing tools.

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